Abstract:Stochastic resonance is a general phenomenon usually observed in one-dimensional, amplitude modulated, bistable systems.We show experimentally the emergence of phase stochastic resonance in the bidimensional response of a forced nano-electromechanical membrane by evidencing the enhancement of a weak phase modulated signal thanks to the addition of phase noise. Based on a general forced Duffing oscillator model, we demonstrate experimentally and theoretically that phase noise acts multiplicatively inducing impo… Show more
“…Furthermore, being its refractive index similar to that of silicon, the design presented here can be straightforwardly exported to complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor (CMOS)‐compatible platforms for eventual integrability with electronics. Few GaAs‐based optomechanical devices have also been reported, none of them, however, including chiral metasurfaces.…”
The coupling between electromagnetic fields and mechanical motion in micro‐ and nanostructured materials has recently produced intriguing fundamental physics, such as the observation of mesoscopic optomechanical phenomena in objects operating in the quantum regime. It is also yielding innovative device applications, for instance in the manipulation of the optical response of photonic elements. Following this concept, here it is shown that combining a nanostructured chiral metasurface with a semiconductor suspended micromembrane can open new scenarios where the mechanical motion affects the polarization state of a light beam, and vice versa. Optical characterization of the fabricated samples, assisted by theory and numerical modeling, reveals that the interaction is mediated via moving‐boundary and thermoelastic effects, triggered by intracavity photons. This work represents a first example of “Polarization Optomechanics,” which can give access to new forms of polarization nonlinearities and control. It can also lead to wide applications in fast polarimetric devices, polarization modulators, and dynamically tunable chiral state generators and detectors.
“…Furthermore, being its refractive index similar to that of silicon, the design presented here can be straightforwardly exported to complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor (CMOS)‐compatible platforms for eventual integrability with electronics. Few GaAs‐based optomechanical devices have also been reported, none of them, however, including chiral metasurfaces.…”
The coupling between electromagnetic fields and mechanical motion in micro‐ and nanostructured materials has recently produced intriguing fundamental physics, such as the observation of mesoscopic optomechanical phenomena in objects operating in the quantum regime. It is also yielding innovative device applications, for instance in the manipulation of the optical response of photonic elements. Following this concept, here it is shown that combining a nanostructured chiral metasurface with a semiconductor suspended micromembrane can open new scenarios where the mechanical motion affects the polarization state of a light beam, and vice versa. Optical characterization of the fabricated samples, assisted by theory and numerical modeling, reveals that the interaction is mediated via moving‐boundary and thermoelastic effects, triggered by intracavity photons. This work represents a first example of “Polarization Optomechanics,” which can give access to new forms of polarization nonlinearities and control. It can also lead to wide applications in fast polarimetric devices, polarization modulators, and dynamically tunable chiral state generators and detectors.
“…The closing of this bistable region for increasing V 0 cannot be observed due to limited voltage handled at the electrodes terminals. In the following, V 0 will be set to 9V in order to be deeply in the bistable regime, and the forcing frequency is set at ν f = 2.825 MHz, close to the middle of the hysteresis region, in order to get symmetrical potentials 18 .…”
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“…The nanoelectromechanical system can be described in a good approximation as a forced nonlinear (cubic) Duffing oscillator 18 . Its dynamics can be modelled, in the limit of the small injection and the dissipation of energy by…”
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“…In the frame of the well-known Duffing model, the oscillator features two equilibrium states of different amplitudes and phases for the same values of parameters. In this regime, substantial resonant enhancement of a weak and slowly modulated signal through stochastic resonance can be achieved either by use of amplitude [15][16][17] or phase 18 noise. When the external driving is no more stochastic but rather a harmonic signal of high frequency, a little bit of care has to be taken.…”
Driven non-linear resonators can display sharp resonances or even multistable behaviours amenable to induce strong enhancements of weak signals. Such enhancements can make use of the phenomenon of vibrational resonance, whereby a weak low-frequency signal applied to a bistable resonator can be amplified by driving the non-linear oscillator with another appropriately-adjusted non-resonant high-frequency field. Here we demonstrate experimentally and theoretically a significant resonant enhancement of a weak signal by use of a vibrational force, yet in a monostable system consisting of a driven nano-electromechanical nonlinear resonator. The oscillator is subjected to a strong quasi-resonant drive and to two additional tones: a weak signal at lower frequency and a non-resonant driving at an intermediate frequency. We analyse this phenomenon in terms of coherent nonlinear resonance manipulation. Our results illustrate a general mechanism which might have applications in the fields of microwave signal amplification or sensing for instance.
“…Hence, one expects that forced and coupled oscillators in several physical systems should exhibit chimera states. Recently, the Duffing model has been used to describe nano-electromechanical 49 and nano-electromechanical oscillators. 50 Coupled nanoelectromechanical membranes could be an ideal system to study chimeric states.…”
Coupled nonlinear oscillators can present complex spatiotemporal behaviors. Here, we report the coexistence of coherent and incoherent domains, called chimera states, in an array of identical Duffing oscillators coupled to their nearest neighbors. The chimera states show a significant variation of amplitude in the desynchronized domain. These intriguing states are observed in the bistability region between a homogeneous state and a spatiotemporal chaotic one. These dynamical behaviors are characterized by their Lyapunov spectra and their global phase coherence order parameter. The local coupling between oscillators prevents one domain from invading the other one. Depending on initial conditions, a family of chimera states appear, organized in a snaking-like diagram.
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